Monday December 5, 2011:




Tuesday December 6, 2011:



Wednesday December 5, 2011:





Thursday December 8, 2011:


Test on L.S. 2


Friday December 9, 2011:












Monday November 28, 2011:

Learning Set 2.5: Analyzing Catering-Service Sickness Data



Tuesday November 29, 2011:

Learning Set 2.6: Where in the classroom can you find Bacteria?


Wednesday November 30, 2011:

Observing bacteria and going over quizzes




Thursday December 1, 2011:

Learning Set 2.8: What are Viruses?

Friday December 2, 2011:

Learning Set 2.9: Smallpox- Case Study








Monday November 7, 2011:

Bill Nye Germs
Vocabulary L.S. 1 1-10 Definition and pictures


Tuesday November 8, 2011:

Hours 1 & 2 Big Challenge
No homework Big Challenge

Wednesday November 9, 2011:


Hours 5 & 6

No homework

Thursday November 9, 2011:

L.S. 1.2 Simulate the spread of disease
Models and Simulations
Epidemiology

Friday November 10, 2011:

1.3 What are communicable diseases?
Update project board
Quiz on Learning Set 1 Monday
Vocabulary 1-10 due Monday.


Monday October 31, 2011: Happy Halloween!

Homework: work on 5 paragraph essay due Wednesday November 2!
Learning Set 4.5 and Finish explanation in class!

Tuesday November 1, 2011:

Learning Set 4.6- Putting your parachute to the test!

work on 5 paragraph essay due Tomorrow!


Wednesday November 2, 2011:


Finish Learning Set 4.6- Putting your parachute to the test!
Who has the slowest parachute in the class?


Thursday November 3, 2011:

Portfolio Day! Return books and get new books
Parent response and student responses


Friday November 4, 2011:

Begin the Big Challenge "How do we Keep ourselves from getting sick?"




Monday October 24, 2011

Learning Set 4.4



Homework: Book Essay 1. Teamwork and 2. Learning from other groups Due Wednesday October 26th.

Tuesday October 25, 2011

Finish Learning Set 4.4



Begin Learning Set 4.5

Homework: Book Essay 1. Teamwork 2. Working with other groups Due Tomorrow!


Wednesday October 26, 2011

Leraning Set 4.6


Homework: Book Essay 3. Iteration, 4. Running Experiments and 5. Controlling Variables Due Tuesday November 1st.

Thursday and Friday No School! October 27 & 28




Monday October 17, 2011

Homework: Type up your recommendation for the Whirligig. Make sure you have a template
of the Whirligig along with your recommendation. Due Thursday!

Begin LS 4.1: Parachute project



Tuesday October 18, 2011

L.S. 4.2 Experimenting with the Parachute



Homework: Type up your recommendation for the Whirligig. Make sure you have a template
of the Whirligig along with your recommendation. Due Thursday!


Wednesday October 19, 2011

4.2 Experimenting with the Parachute



Whirligig Recommendation Due Tomorrow

Thursday October 20, 2011

L.S. 4.3 Explanations and Recommendations about Parachutes
We finished running our labs on the parachutes




Friday October 21, 2011


Share Data from Labs about parachutes and then write an explanation








Monday October 10, 2011

Learning Set 3.5
Create an explanation

Tuesday October 11, 2011

Learn how to write an explanation


Homework: 14-18 due Friday

Wednesday October 12, 2011

Exchange explanations and begin 3.6.
Learning Set 3.6 More Science and More Explanation


Thursday October 13, 2011


Back to the Big Challenge: Write a Recommendation to the president of the cereal company about the Whirligig that you want to create using the information

you learned (blade length and number of paper clips to make the Whirligig fall slower)





Friday October 14, 2011

Quiz on Learning Set 3


Monday October 3, 2011

Homework: Sentences 6-9 Vocabulary Due Wednesday October 5th: Interpret, trend, claim, Investigation Expo, Fair Test
Analyze Data from Whirligig Lab
Learn about Investigation Expo
Learning Set 3.3


Tuesday October 4, 2011

Homework: Sentences 6-9 Vocabulary Due Wednesday October 5th &
Quiz Corrections for L.S. 2 due Friday 10/7

Present Investigation Expo


Wednesday October 5, 2011


Variables: Independent, dependent and contrl
Finish 3.3 Learning Set
SpongeBob Worksheet


Thursday October 6, 2011

Learning Set 3.4 Learning about Gravity and Air Resistance



Friday October 7, 2011

Learning Set 3.5
Create an explanation

The Whirligig Challenge L.s. 3.6



Monday September 26th:

Finish 2.4, Penny Lab
Answer the Big Question
Quiz L.S.2
Hours 1 & 5

Homework: L.S. 3 Vocabulary Definitions and Pictures due Friday September 30th





Tuesday September 27th:

Hours 2 & 6
Finish 2.4 Penny Lab
Answer the Big Question
Quiz L.S. 2


Homework: L.S. 3 Vocabulary Definitions and Pictures due Friday September 30th


Wednesday September 28th

L.S. 3.1 The Whirligig Challenge


Homework: L.S. 3 Vocabulary Definitions and Pictures due

Friday September 30th



Thursday September 29th

Finish L.S. 3.1 & begin

L.s. 3.2 Whirligig Experiment



Friday September 30th

Vocabulary definitions and pictures due!

L.S. 3.3 Experiment with a Whirligig





Monday October 3rd

Finish L.S. 3.3 Experiment with a Whirligig




Friday September 2, 2011


Spongebob Safety Sheet Due Wednesday September 7th



Monday September 5th- No School


Tuesday September 6, 2011:

Vocabulary Learning Set 1 1-16 Due Friday September 9th


Wednesday September 7th:


1. Cover Book due Friday September 8th
2. Vocabulary 1-16 Due Friday September 8th

Thursday September 8th:


1. Cover Book due Friday September 8th
2. Vocabulary 1-16 Due Friday September 8th

Friday September 9th:

No Homework
L.S. 1.1 In class


Monday September 12, 2011

1. L.S. 1.2


Tuesday September 13, 2011




Wednesday September 14, 2011



Finish 1.3
Begin 1.4
Study for Quiz Friday on L.S. 1
Vocabulary in L.S. 1

Thursday September 15, 2011

1. Finish 1.3
2. Begin 1.4
3. Review game for quiz on Friday

Friday September 16,2011

1. Quiz on L.S. 1
2. Work on 1.4 Communicate and reflect






Monday September 19, 2011


Hour 1 & 5

1. Finish 1.4 Presentation for book supports
2. Homework L.S. 2 1-8 definition and pictures. Please wait for the sentences until we have learned them in class.



Tuesday September 20th

Hour 2 & 6

1. Finish 1.4 Presentation for book supports
2. Homework L.S. 2 1-8 definition and pictures. Please wait for the sentences until we have learned them in class.



Wednesday September 21st

Hours 1 & 5
1. Check in vocabulary 1-8 L.S. 2
2. L.S. 2.1 & 2.2 The Sandwich-Cookie Challenge In class work



3. Homework to complete the sentences for L.S. 2.1 and 2.2 Due Friday

Thursday September 22nd


Hours 2 & 6
1. Check in vocabulary 1-8 L.S. 2
2. L.S. 2.1 & 2.2 The Sandwich-Cookie Challenge In class work




Homework to complete the sentences for L.S. 2.1 and 2.2 Due Monday

Friday September 23rd

Hours 1 & 5
1. L.S. 2.4


2. Homework L.s. 2.4 sentences.